Sharp County record., 1887-10-06
STATE NEWS.

cali, miles from OL"n,
'''"' is a few days since. Loss
~ mill and machinery,
,d,, ,1ass at ber, 1000. The origin 0i
, =, eternal s! ! 81 the timber distribution
= grave fonnd to be, in round mum.
T. !, Esch @ ooo feet, board measure, OF
,,, r every " ZOO o i pine, and no. 'oOO' 'OO0''
to our has ordered a
we uout twin wi to 70 be held on October 8, in
\ bOat =. lie III notv for a county surveyor
s. aoms ns The as pas, pirsd term of Pat H. Clay
naS'i NJ an0ct. md train on the Arkansas
is Igi nn,03t Gi silway flew the track few
fr0.L T pLpi 4 above Washington, upset
rgot rYSA o. q 'sngsr coach and wreekins
'sU. yoo. MS INV % a few passengers were
lJS0 tS DE- NE tbsv were badly shaken up.
anti.sl raG st' a ST. Louis drummer, was
on.S 4siely ,y and Gus Johnson, mail
4 y W. " ,ua infully cut about the head
atina. warn. tv-four hodrs to repair the
on s ~ VI 8 road, bed, which was con-
religion . scciuen'
4' Of snake story of the season Is
eute,.a 4 bv Uncle Johnnie Morris, rs
brourS. ,pa oiles above Jacksonport' he
'css' Of Gs5 ont out in the river bottom re-
,ona ~, TOI, W . - for some stock, when he
rns ' al al ifnl mound some distance
Thu" %np d advanced toward it, ana, 1;
bo ANU. ANU. nourh to distinguish what it
M ,rr,oSsl u,Sa' to be large rattlesnake IN
he 'uns Uo', Immediately made search tor
n Vft HlJs' IS which 10 kill it. He found a
ar,,,a ~. 4u u rae inches in diameter ana
eu.% ios WI huge reptile, but says he was
,oo' o Aaa Il without first procuring a
SSS' SoS aa aaH He says the reptile will
nou = M alli bt inches between the eyes,
~ ~ ersns Cls inches in circumference, ana
~ nUGoS ,i1' es were at least six inches in
,.as ,aspal' al1 ,lso says that the snake in its
raS "a, 'aq % rly as high as his head !
''1 ny ,ck has been considerably
!, ,.,.. late over the convict labor
10 t'. S'OI' i'd proceedings have been in
anu ,u'ulS a nforce an ordinance prohibit
Ipn ! pre- king Of convicts on the city
w ~ va vs4, !, few days since Captain Miller,
~ 5!,,, ilis% IN complained of, presented
, u''Ia'l Tl'l Judge Joseph W. Martin, of the
!, :, ., Hs W. rt, asking for a writ of cer'
usn LIN the ordinance of the city pro-
.I pienN working of convicts within
: ats !, ,.%l ySa mits be quashed, and that the
. nalug under said ordinances before
llUl' ourt be set aside and declared
" ild' Use the ordinances were wholly
0Oluaa ~ conflict with the constitution,
leu Wl'a 9 city officers be enjoined from
lore anl any further prosecutions under
hen cal ance. Judge S. R. Allen ap-
puslaea pt1 tho city and Judge E. W. KIM
nundN be petitioners. Judge Martin
%;entively to the arguments, and
years q had been finished said: 81 am
to pre- convinced that ordinance No.
cry MAJ Ihich this prosecution has been
famin void, Illegal and unconstitu-
'tunahiI Ie said, however, that as it was
e disrf public Importance, he would
ou hm prayer under advisement and
ackMe a written opinion in the case.
County is getting down to the
lenyigs. Less goods have been sold
luzrT redit this year and fewer mort
up, @nded than ever before.
sesE clothes Hines, smokehouses and
avs7, POSTS is not so favorite pas
as Nlae colored brother around Green.
tCo'ss was before three of them were
o carr the other day for term of six
here iths for robbing Phil Howard's
d fOse
len Vkp County T. H. McCaleb is
lent % specimen of "rice corn" grown
lucatr' Its growth and culture are
, insea those of the "crook-necked"
doncane, though the stalk differs
don hum In being very dry. The
futum mbles popcorn, and is said to be
,onsi,ent substtute for rice. The
wing INTRODUCED into this State from
eth
eth Nth, who has been employed as
turnkey at the Little Rock Jail,
vim ted and placed behind the bars
n stayhts ago, charged with horse
ID Ia On August II he stole a horse
IA Oasgro named Merritt at Morrilton,
iyiDg animal to Rickwoods, Lonoke
IS End disposed of it and came to
an Tt,k and was employed by Sheriff
aua as turnkey.
lis rsple Of Eagle township, Pulaski
ntavere startled recently by learn
ctd Hugh Core, and old and respected
,oli rad made a desperate attempt to
atd uicide by hanging. 1t appears
ok D,ld man, who has lived in the
at r'rty or Fifty years, went into his
bst, and hanged himself; but his
itad him and cut him down before
sxtinct. The old man is partially
,rs y, and This accounts for the awk-
inner in which he tied the rope.
,ey for the rash act is assigned, but
fertosed that failing health prompted
le,
vS who have cotton to haul will soon
Nb ding road overseers of the follow
N ftment passed by the last Legis.
btdt goes into effect on the 26th inst.
I'D be the dnty of each overseer Of
b iricts to make report and file the
ims with the clerk of the County
, a or before the first day of each
All the Circuit Court in and for the
,u q which he is such overseer, and
Al report he shall state the distance
nd . in his district, the number of
aidb1ect TO work the roads under his
S;tne number Of days worked, the
OF lines assessed for perform
n, duty, and the condition of the road
1p condition of all the bridges there
Il y report shall be sworn to by such
swrecker Kline is again reported to
u On captured, and man supposed
q has been taken to Little Rock
EEed up.